This document provides a summary of popular people, events, and media from 2018. It includes questions about politicians like Boris Johnson and Julie Bishop, sporting events like the Mayweather vs McGregor fight, movies like Deadpool 2 and Incredibles 2, music like songs by Drake and Taylor Swift, and destinations like Moscow and Paris. The questions are followed by multiple choice answers to identify people, places, hashtags, and other details from the past year.

1. Round 1 – What’s been
happening this year?

2. Who is this man taking a selfie with Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop?

3. Floyd Mayweather made his comeback in this month and beat Conor McGregor. What did this
fight bring his record to?

4. Leaders of the BRICS nations met this month. Brazil, South Africa and India are in BRICS.
What two other countries are?

5. Taylor Swift recorded the video for ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ in London. One of the
locations was outside what type of shop?

6. Who got stuck in the toilets at the MTV EMAs this month and sent snapchats for help?

7. Which country announced this month they would be launching a new currency called Petro
Crypto?

8. A ban on what was re-imposed this month in Sri Lanka only days after it was lifted?

9. KFC had to close many of its shops in the UK this month because it ran out of what?

10. Why was the Chicago River green this month?

11. Who is this arriving to testify before US senators regarding his company’s use of user data?

12. After marrying this month, what will Meghan and Harry been known as? Duke and Duchess
of…

13. Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un met this month. In which country did they meet?

26. What are the names of Beyonce’s twins?

27. Which emoji did Ronaldo use on the caption for this photo?

28. Why was Selena Gomez in hospital?

29. How many likes does this post have?

30. What was the caption for this photo?

31. Which of these was NOT a hashtag used in the caption of this photo?

32. What brand was tagged in this photo?

33. Who posted this photo on Instagram (this photo has the most likes ever– 17.9 million)?

34. Who is Selena Gomez wishing a Happy Birthday in this post?

35. Which company posted this photo with the caption ‘From fashion week’ as an April Fools joke?

36. Who’s cat is this?

37. Which city is the most instagrammed city in the world?

39. You will now hear sections of some Songs from
the past year.
Can you name the song and the person/band that
performed it (2 marks per question)?

52. Round Five – This years movies
• Can you recognise the movies from their poster art?
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8

53. Round 6- Holiday Destinations.
Name the country for one mark-
name the city for another one.

54. 1

55. 2

56. 3

57. 4

58. 5

59. 6

60. 7

61. 8

62. 9

63. 10

64. Round 1 – Answers
1. Boris
2. 50
3. China Russia
4. Kebab Shop
5. Stormzy
6. Venezuala
7. Buy alcohol
8. Chicken
9. Dye
10. Mark Zucerkberg
11. Sussex
12. Singapore

65. Round 2 - Answers
1. Deadpool 2
2. Solo – A star wars story
3. Red Sparrow
4. A wrinkle in time
5. Jumanji: welcome to the jungle
6. Love Simon
7. Avengers infinity war
8. Incredibles 2
9. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
10. Ready player one

66. Round 3 - Answers
1. Sir Carter and Rumi
2. Cup
3. Kidney Transplant
4. 5 million
5. Date night
6. #jumanji
7. Puma
8. Kylie Jenner
9. Justin Bieber
10. Asos
11. Taylor swift
12. New York

67. Round 4 – Answers
1. Better now – Post Malone
2. Havana – Camila Cabello
3. God’s plan – Drake
4. New rules – Dua Lipa
5. Perfect – Ed Sheeran
6. In my blood – Shawn Mendes
7. No tears left to cry – Ariana Grande
8. One kiss – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa
9. Barking – Ramz
10. Look what you made me do – Taylor swift
11. The middle – Zedd
12. This is me – The greatest showmen

68. Round 5 – This year’s movies Answers
1. It
2. Murder on the Orient Express
3. Incredibles 2
4. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
5. The Greatest Showman
6. Avengers: Infinity War
7. Shape of Water
8. Dunkirk

69. Round 6 - Answers
1. Russia- Moscow
2. France- Paris
3. Denmark – Copenhagen
4. The United States of America- New York
5. England- London
6. United Arab Emirates- Dubai
7. Egypt-Cairo
8. England- Gateshead
9. England- Windsor
10. South Africa- Cape Town